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  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 2 April, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 25 March, 2025
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  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
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    Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser’s satellite connection for rural households

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  • Saturday, 15 March, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 11 March, 2025
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  • Monday, 10 March, 2025
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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 4 March, 2025
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    Eutelsat shares surge as investors bet that European competitor could replace Elon Musk’s company

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  • Thursday, 13 February, 2025
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  • Friday, 7 February, 2025
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    Growing competition from US rivals weighs on indebted European satellite operators

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  • Sunday, 2 February, 2025
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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
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    Meloni in hot water over government talks with Musk’s SpaceX

    Italy’s prime minister accused of currying favour with world’s richest man at expense of European satellite initiative

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  • Sunday, 5 January, 2025
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    Filings show Kuiper initiative held meetings with MoD as tech group bids to rival Starlink

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  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
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  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
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